Peter Finn
writes in The Washington Post: "In one of its first actions, the Obama
administration instructed military prosecutors late Tuesday to seek a
120-day suspension of legal proceedings involving detainees at the
naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- a clear break with the approach
of the outgoing Bush administration."

Amy Goldstein
writes in The Washington Post: "In its first hours, the Obama
administration took an initial step to put its imprint on the
government, ordering work halted on all federal regulations left
unfinished at the end of the Bush era until they can be reviewed by the
new president's team."

Lolita C. Baldor
writes for the Associated Press: "President Barack Obama will begin to
put his imprint on the nation's war strategy in his first full day in
office, gathering his top military and national security advisers at
the White House for what is expected to be the start of the new
commander in chief's shift in emphasis from Iraq to Afghanistan."

White
House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced this morning: "At 8:35 AM,
the President arrived in the Oval Office and spent 10 minutes alone in
the office. He read the note left to him by President Bush that was in
an envelope marked 'To: #44, From: #43'. At 8:45 AM, White House Chief
of Staff Rahm Emanuel came in to discuss the schedule of today's
events. The First Lady came into the Oval Office at 9:10 AM."